Iqbal Hossain

At last there is to be a historical cease-fire agreement between Hamas and Israel in mediation of Qatar, USA and Egypt.

Through a discussion meeting that has been held in Doha Tuesday two sides have reached in a combined decision in cease-fire agreement. But the formal proclamation of agreement has not come till now. It has informed that the representative of new elected US agreement Donald Trump, posting in a social media has said, ‘An agreement has made for release.

They will get free very soon’. President Donald Trump has brought forward two sides towards the agreement remaining present in the meeting. Through this agreement there is to be ended a brutal killing war that has been occurring for 15 month. After The analysts mind that the war will be ended as well as the hostages’ way of freedom will also be opened. It can be remarked that the Hamas of Gaza attacked in Israel on October 7 in 2023. Nearly one thousand and two hundred Israelis were killed in this attack and 241 people were imprisoned from. Among them ninety four are till now imprisoned. From the day of Hamas’s attack Israel has been attacking in Gaza. Nearly 47 thousand people have been killed and more than one lakh injured till now.

Having the news of cease-fire agreement the people of Gaza and Israel, coming in the streets have taken delight. Jonah Fisher BBC has informed that the agreement that is for six weeks will be implemented in some steps. Firstly the Hamas will pay release 33 prisoners and in opposite of it Israel will also set free some dozon Palestine prisoners. Israel will remove armies in the Eastern Zone from the dense population areas of Gaza within this time. Twenty lakh homeless people will return home successively. But the Hamas is not setting free all prisoners in the first step.

The prime Minister of Qatar Sheikh Mohammad Bin Abdul Rahman Jasim Al Thani has informed that the agreement would effective from January 19. He has expected that this time would be the last part of this brutal war. President Joe Biden has ensured the cease-fire agreement. For this reason he has paid the achievement to his diplomatic success. By the by he will take farewell on January. Since the crisis was created by him that is why he would like to solve the crisis.

Al Zazira has informed that the Prime minister of Qatar has met with the representatives of Hamas and Israel those who participated in the discussion meeting. According to agreement Israel’s armies will be removed through Netajarim corridor step by step. It is said from the Prime minister office of Israel that some issues are incomplete in the agreement.

In spite of incompleteness the Israel’s Security Council Cabinet has approved the cease-fire agreement that was done with Hamas, a freedom-expecting organization of Palestine on last Wednesday. The agreement was approved through a poll in a meeting. Later, it will be passed in a perfect cabinet.

It is unfortunate that even after being cease-fire agreement from both sides Israel has kept continue the attack in Gaza indiscriminately. After coming that proclamation, nearly 113 Palestine including women and children have been killed by Israel force. There are many dead-bodies under destroyed building till now. Recently it is said in a research of ‘Lanset’, a Medical Journal that the real picture of killing in Gaza in first 9 month is nearly 41% than the statistics of the Health Ministry.

Now the question comes will return peace in the Middle-East at all? Will the people of Gaza sleep at night like before? Will the children play in delightful atmosphere? We know that two countries paid consent in cease-fire agreement several times before it in mediation of US and other countries. Twice agreements were done for 7 and 60 days. But these were not effective from two countries. Will two countries walk on that way even this time? We all the peace-expecting people of the world would like to see the real implementation of this cease-fire agreement. We also hope, the binding of brotherhood between two countries will be re-animated and also go forward in the way of success.

The writer is a, columnist & retired deputy director of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy